I'm a feedback junky

Well, I'm finally back from a wonderful vacation back home in Indiana! It was a great trip, and hopefully I'll get around to blogging about it before next year's trip ;) For now, I've got about 100 emails to go through and about 45,000 images to edit. No big deal, should be done by the end of the day... ha! Maybe not.

I just wanted to post and let you all know I'm alive and back to work. And, I just had to share this sweet message I got from Shoshanna's mom...

"I've been meaning to write for the last week but I knew you were on vacation...I hope it was relaxing and fun. The photos are beautiful! I find myself looking at them every day and I always see something I haven't noticed before. We are all very happy with them. You really captured the spirit of the day."

Totally made my day!

Ok, now back to the Inbox... :)

Article on OneWed's Savvy Scoop Blog!

A while back, I was contacted by OneWed.com to write an article for their new Savvy Scoop Blog. I had lots of ideas for an article, but one in particular kept coming to mind. So many brides out there are looking for photographers and have no idea why we're all priced so differently, so I figured I'd tackle that first. Check out the article and let me know what you think!!!





And if you're one of my brides and can take a minute to leave a review for me on my OneWed listing, that'd be super awesome! But, only if you have something nice to share ;) Haha, only kidding!!

AreWeMarriedYet?

oooooh! I just checked in on one of my new favorite photoblogs, and look what I found....



YAY! SO exciting!! :D

Exciting news!

A month or two ago, I applied to the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). The WPJA is a great organization of photographers, and I'd heard it was incredibly difficult to get in because they've got some pretty strict regulations. Even as I looked them over, I was wondering if I really qualified. I mean, as far as photojournalism goes - photoshopping images isn't really cool - and I do like my Photoshop... So, after a few weeks without hearing back, I assumed that I'd been rejected. But, then a couple of weeks ago I got this in my Inbox...

"It is our pleasure to inform you that after having reviewed your web site and image portfolio, we agree your beautiful work meets the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association membership requirements! We hope you accept this invitation as we look forward to having you as a new member."

I am SO EXCITED! "The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association [AG]WPJA is a group of international wedding photojournalists, who capture unscripted wedding moments as they happen, and excel in the art of post-production image processing. The [AG]WPJA is a division within the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA); one which specifically promotes Fine Art Wedding Photojournalism." That's exactly how I like to describe my work, and it's honestly a much better fit for me than the straight-up WPJA. Massachusetts currently has only 12 photographers in the [AG]WPJA, so it's an incredible honor to be included amongst some of my favorite local photographers (i.e. the Graziers and Anne Ruthmann)!! Pretty cool, huh?!


And to top it off, yesterday I applied for and was accepted as a founding member of Modern Photographers, which is going to be a new site for brides created by the folks behind Trash The Dress and Don't Box Us In. This is the twitter I got from Mark Eric... "Hey Krista, you're work is stellar. You would be a welcome member. :) Pre-approved." YAY!!!!!!!!! Go over there and check it out, I'm listed in the header of the site - along with a few other amazing photographers from around the country!!!



Ok, that's enough tooting my own horn! It's just pretty exciting to get some encouragement from your peers!

Now, if any of you brides want to toot my horn for me... I'm listed on a few bride sites and would love to get your reviews!!! Click any of the links below. As much as I love feedback from my peers, it's the opinion of my brides that really matters to me!!








toot toot! ok, really, now I'm done! ;-)

Wanna See More?

Thank you so much to everyone for the wonderful, humbling, and encouraging response to my images from Haiti! My great desire as a photographer is to impact people with my images. To think that these have done that, is just amazing! Special thanks to those of you who have been spreading the word - especially Bryn and Stephanie. It's been especially cool to hear from so many parents who are adopting Haitian children - from HFC and all sorts of other organizations. You parents are an inspiration to me, and I have really been blessed by your comments and emails!!




So, for those of you who are interested, or who are personally connected to the kids at HFC, I thought I'd offer you a peek the other 2,000 images! You can view them here. Enjoy!!

It's all worth it!

Do you ever get so stressed over the mounds of work piling up on your desk? Do you ever feel like you'll never get it all done? I do, all the time - especially this summer! My photography business is finally taking off here in Boston, and I've got lots of work (this is a GOOD thing). Plus, I'm still working part-time for Matt & Enna Grazier - so I'm pretty much up to my eyes in work these days.

With all of that going on, it's been easy to get frustrated and feel like I'm not making my clients happy. I want to turn things around so much faster than I can right now! But, yesterday was a great day! Not because I got so much done (though I was fairly productive), but because I heard from 2 of my favorite couples!

Maria & Paul's images were released on Pictage this week, and I got their slideshow finished and up online on Friday. Maria emailed me back with this...

Hi Krista, I have no words to describe how much I love the photos. You captured so many wonderful moments. I can not stop looking at them. Thank you so much for all your beautiful work! It will be so difficult choosing the photos for the book… :)

THEN, I was hanging out with my sister and the kids, and I got a text message from Mark & Courtney who's wedding album was just completed and delivered this week...

Hey K. Got the wedding book, its frekkin amazing! U'r an artist of note! Tks so much Love M & C

Yay!! That's what I live to hear! I LOVE being able to take photos that bring people that much joy! What could be better?? I love my job (busy and all :)!

That's why I do this!

Back in January, my friends Sarah, Tom & Brian hired me to shoot some portraits of them for their parents as a Christmas gift. We had a great time taking pictures around Winchester, and at their home in Woburn. I was really excited with how the photos turned out, and so were they (which is the whole idea, right?)

So, the other night I saw their Mom, Lisa. She's just as nice as can be! She wanted to thank me for the "beautiful photos" and just went on and on about how much she loves them! She even started crying a little bit when she was talking about her favorites. Now, it's not my goal in life to make people cry, but seriously - that's why I do what I do! I LOVE that she connected with the photos. That she could look at these photos and see her children - not just what their faces look like, but who they are and what their relationships are like. THAT is what this is all about! Capturing people - the essence of who they are and how they feel about one another.

I love my job!